George Walter Ecclestone

George Walter Ecclestone (October 8, 1865 – August 10, 1940) was a hardware merchant^[1] and political figure in Ontario. He represented Muskoka in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1916 to 1934 as a Conservative member.

George Ecclestone
Ontario MPP
In office 1916–1934
Preceded by	Samuel Henry Armstrong
Succeeded by	James Francis Kelly[a]
Constituency	Muskoka
Personal details
Born	(1865-10-08)October 8, 1865 Dawn Mills, Kent County, Canada West
Died	August 10, 1940(1940-08-10) (aged 74)
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Alice Warner Jacobs ​ (m. 1890)​
Occupation	Merchant

He was born in Dawn Mills, Kent County, Ontario, the son of John William Ecclestone, of Loddon and Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England and the former Ann Jane Chiltick, born Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Ireland. In 1890, Ecclestone married Alice Warner Jacobs. He served as mayor of Bracebridge, as president of the local board of trade and as chairman of the Bracebridge Power and Light Commission. Ecclestone was elected to the assembly in a 1916 by-election held following the death of Samuel Henry Armstrong.^[1]